AWS DevOps / CICD Engineer

AWS DevOps / CICD Engineer Who are we Fulcrum Digital is an agile and next-generation digital accelerating company providing digital transformation and technology services right from ideation to implementation. These services have applicability across a variety of industries, including banking & financial services, insurance, retail, higher education, food, healthcare, and manufacturing. Role Summary We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to lead the design, automation, and operation of large-scale, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS. In this role you will set the technical direction for CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and observability, mentor junior engineers, and partner with architecture, development, and security teams to drive reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency across mission-critical environments. Key Responsibilities Architect AWS infrastructure end-to-end using (AWS CDK), establishing reusable modules and standards. Design, build, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy. Lead container strategy and orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS, including cluster design, scaling, and upgrade management. Define and implement observability standards — monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting — using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, the ELK stack, or Datadog. Embed security and compliance into the platform: IAM governance, network segmentation (VPC), encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation. Own cloud cost optimisation, capacity planning, and performance tuning across accounts and environments. Establish and champion DevOps best practices, automation standards, and GitOps workflows across teams. Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, and contribute to hiring and technical reviews. Collaborate with architecture and engineering leadership on platform roadmap and technology decisions. Required Skills & Qualifications 6+ years of hands-on DevOps/cloud engineering experience, with deep expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront, EKS/ECS). Proven track record designing and scaling CI/CD pipelines in production Strong experience with Docker and container orchestration at scale (Kubernetes/EKS or ECS). Advanced scripting/automation skills in Python and Bash. Deep understanding of networking, Linux system administration, and cloud security architecture. Demonstrated experience with monitoring/observability tooling Preferred / Nice-to-Have AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or AWS Solutions Architect – Professional. Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA) and regulated/enterprise-scale environments. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.